race and ethnicity
RACISM AND THE POLICE: The Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
*For a look at the patterns that have emerged in the police shootings of unarmed black citizens since the shooting … Read More
MASS INCARCERATION: DATA, TRENDS, AND COMPARISON
Staggering rates of mass incarceration are impacting minority communities disproportionally and it is the consequence of … Read More
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE: BLURRY DISTINCTIONS AND CHANGING CATEGORIES
The social construction of race is made evident when we see how the boundaries and distinctions that supposedly distinguish … Read More
ON MLK DAY 2014, WHAT HAS CHANGED? NOT ENOUGH.
Unfortunately, for many Americas, the perception may be that the person and issues behind the holiday honoring the birth of … Read More
RACIAL PROFILING: HOW HARD IS IT FOR A WHITE MAN TO GET ARRESTED?
Without doing any quantitative analysis, I would bet that the vast majority of articles (academic and otherwise) that discuss racial … Read More
SHOPPING WHILE BLACK: LAUGHING AT THE ABSURDITY
In my last post, I looked at several cases of racial profiling of black Americans while they … Read More
RACIAL PROFILING: WHAT CAN BLACK PEOPLE AFFORD?
Racial profiling involves making judgements about an individual based on the erroneous assumptions about the qualities of an entire racial group. Read More
RACE IN AMERICA: HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Do we have enough historical context when we talk about race in America? This past week there was … Read More
RACE: SURVEILLANCE AND RACIAL PROFILING
Race (still) matters. How do we best teach this and shake up some deeply engrained … Read More
THE WAR ON DRUGS: RACE MATTERS
The war on drugs impacts people differently based on race. The rate of drug use among populations does … Read More
RACISM AND THE POLICE: The Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
*For a look at the patterns that have emerged in the police shootings of unarmed black citizens since the shooting … Read More
MASS INCARCERATION: DATA, TRENDS, AND COMPARISON
Staggering rates of mass incarceration are impacting minority communities disproportionally and it is the consequence of … Read More
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE: BLURRY DISTINCTIONS AND CHANGING CATEGORIES
The social construction of race is made evident when we see how the boundaries and distinctions that supposedly distinguish … Read More
ON MLK DAY 2014, WHAT HAS CHANGED? NOT ENOUGH.
Unfortunately, for many Americas, the perception may be that the person and issues behind the holiday honoring the birth of … Read More
RACIAL PROFILING: HOW HARD IS IT FOR A WHITE MAN TO GET ARRESTED?
Without doing any quantitative analysis, I would bet that the vast majority of articles (academic and otherwise) that discuss racial … Read More
SHOPPING WHILE BLACK: LAUGHING AT THE ABSURDITY
In my last post, I looked at several cases of racial profiling of black Americans while they … Read More
RACIAL PROFILING: WHAT CAN BLACK PEOPLE AFFORD?
Racial profiling involves making judgements about an individual based on the erroneous assumptions about the qualities of an entire racial group. Read More
RACE IN AMERICA: HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Do we have enough historical context when we talk about race in America? This past week there was … Read More
RACE: SURVEILLANCE AND RACIAL PROFILING
Race (still) matters. How do we best teach this and shake up some deeply engrained … Read More
THE WAR ON DRUGS: RACE MATTERS
The war on drugs impacts people differently based on race. The rate of drug use among populations does … Read More